Destiny trailer details character abilities and upgrades

A new trailer for Destiny has emerged, showing off a behind-the-scenes peek at the upcoming first-person shooter. It also takes a closer look at some of the game's classes, straight from the perspective of some of the developers from Bungie.

Ozzie Mejia

May 19, 2014 3:30 PM

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A new trailer for Destiny has emerged, showing off a behind-the-scenes peek at the upcoming first-person shooter. It also takes a closer look at some of the game's classes, straight from the perspective of some of the developers from Bungie.

The trailer (via Polygon) shows off some of Destiny's combat, while also discussing some of what players can expect from the game's playable characters. This includes abilities like the lift for the Titan, double-jump for the Hunter, and the glide for the Warlock. Characters can also take advantage of a special move that's triggered by both shoulder buttons.

"You go into third-person briefly and, depending on the ability that you're using, you do something unique, but it feels really cool," said lead designer Lars Bakken.

The developers add that the addition of player-controlled characters help make the campaign feel more social and unpredictable. Bungie anticipates players crossing paths at various points during the campaign, in which they can join forces to fend off onslaughts of enemies.

Destiny's beta is set to kick off in July, while the final version of the game arrives on September 9.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?